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/ 6 February 2003

Last chance for Zimbabwe?

Last Saturday’s meeting between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Thabo Mbeki could be the most historic for Zimbabwe since Lancaster House. Indeed the summit is likely to focus on one key issue: can a solution be found to the crisis in Zimbabwe?

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/ 8 August 2002

Nepad short of deliverables

President Thabo Mbeki is arguably the most visionary African leader since former Ghana president Kwame Nkrumah, but like Nkrumah his far-sightedness for continental renewal depends on his domestic constituency. Support for idealistic continental initiatives has to be matched by real delivery.